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The_Steward said: for those who know, did this get enough sales for there to be a chance for another season? cheers It has good sales (almost 7K average), not as much as the previous 2 series, but they're definitely getting profit and it's good advertisement for the manga and merchandise :) It'd be stupid not to animate the best arc :( Btw Book of Murder is the direct continuation, so watch that everyone. |
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| I was expecting some sort of a sequel but I guess this just worked out just fine. Compared to the first Kuroshitsuji this one is more dark in terms of violence, themes, etc. which is how this series is supposed to be. It really brings out the Victorian era London feel and so far the best in an anime (not in manga though) I have seen. Quite honestly if it wasn't for those nasty censorship we would have been treated but I didn't really expect the violence judging from the first Kuroshitsuji. 9/10. |
| Damn, that was sad. |
| Wow, Book of Circus really surprised me with loads of epicness and an interesting plotline :D Didn't expect to enjoy the series this much, even though I had a feeling of what would be coming :) Might have been an even better watch than the first season, left me feeling pretty melancholic, but in a good way :) I have to see Book of Murder immediately xD |
| So the workshop Joker was talking about is the orphanage. I thought it was the circus. This is good and all but it's kinda lame when you realize that the root of everything was just a perveted freak who fell in love with a guy and his son. Everything was going pretty well, he was helping orphans with disabilities until one day he became obsessed with some random dude and his son that he just met. And then it all went downhill from there. What kind of lame reason was that? What if this is what happened: " A guy so rich that he didn't know what to do with his money decided to help kids living in the streets. He kept doing this wonderful act until it reach the queen who then decided to give that guy an award. Some kind of nobel prize or something. But this angered many noble rivals as many were dreaming of gaining the queen's favor. The nobles, as envious bastards as they are, hired a hitman to kill the guy's wife and children. Realizing that after all that's he's done this is what he got in return, he lost the most precious thing in his life, his family. The agony and pain was so unbearable that he finally went pedo-crazy". See? That's way better than " OMG! that guy and his son is so damn adorable it makes my dick go craaazy! Screw my wife, she looks like an ape anyway. Imma go under plastic surgery and kidnap some kids and lobotomize the shit out of them! yay!" |
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| WOW, that was a satisfying ending. RIP Circus 9.5/10 |
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desiree2649 said: Now someone please give a second opinion. If in season two, Claude says the reason Ciel soul is so important to Sebastian is because its a pure soul, then how is it still pure after all of that. In the end Ciel basically admits that hes messed up going on about how hes more demonic then a demon but his soul is still pure? Second season is not canon. Actually, more than half of the first season is not canon. This season is straight from the manga (with maybe a couple of modifications). That being said, in canon, Sebastian never said that he wants a pure soul (unless I'm mistaken). What he likes about Ciel's soul is that is completely wretched and full of despair. He's attracted to it's blackness and he tries to succumb it into darkness even more, for a more palatable meal. And I still completely love him. |
| overall it was OK you see, if i had watched book of circus before the first kuroshitsuji i might've liked it more. there's a regression in the drawings as i have found the characters to be better looking in kuroshitsuji I. the story was good weird and creepy as expected :) but the ending was a let down in my opinion. Ciel's character is depicted as a helpless self centered brat in kuroII while he is much more than that, same for the undertaker who was one of my favorite characters once upon a time :( disappointed. |
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| I loved it! It was so good. Ciel went a little cray cray in the end XD I feel so sorry for the circus crew they were doing that all for nothing :( I really liked them. They deserved better. I loved this but I feel a little heartbroken that they all died :/ |
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| Loved this arc!! <3 But at the same time felt so sad about the circus crew... you could clearly see that they didn't like doing those bad things :( That last scene TT^TT I cried like a baby when Joker appeared in the sky At least it makes me feel a little better when I think they're free from all the unfairness and cruelty of the world and are finally able to live happily over the hills and far away T-T Anyway 10/10 <3 |
IceyrynnOct 15, 2015 4:16 PM
| this kid is crazy anyway time watch book of Murder. |
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| Honestly I think Book of Circus was Really Good. I Enjoyed it. All the Circus members were Nice but Too bad they all were used and died for nothing. |
Mikoshiba-sanJan 28, 2016 12:09 PM
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| Better than the 2nd season, no doubt. I feel sorry for Joker and the others who died. That ending was so full of feels. Next up is Book of Murder. |
 “Even if the attention isn’t forever, I’ll keep singing.” |
| It started off so funny and ended so sadly. You see, this is one hell of an anime. |
| It was absolutely great. Same old Ciel and SebastIan, get some laughs in the beginning. .last 5 episodes though...thrills...chills.. I loved when I seen Grell, hes the best shinigami 😄 but...the ending with Ciel's maniacal laugh and Sebastian staring at him...i found it to be very disturbing...very... All in all I loved it. It's exactly what Black Butler should be. Great job on this one 😆 |
| Wow, those flashbacks were really so sad of the Circus troupe when they were younger! It was sad that they killed Doll, although he did go after them but it's a shame as I thought maybe he would get to be Ciel's one friend after all that but sadly that was not to be. It seemed the work house was long gone and no children remained, neither did much of the building. Ciel laughing at the end saying humans were worse than demons or whatever was surprising, even Sebastian looked like "damn, that's cold" when he saw him laughing tbh lol. I was like "even the demon finds that slightly inappropriate". Ciel lost his ribbon off his top hat in the end and Sebastian couldn't catch it and then we got to see the ghosts of Joker and his crew go off in to the sky, that was kinda sweet. It was a nice ending to the series and a great series overall! Sebastian <3 I can't wait to see Book of Murder now! <3 |
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| The ending got to me hard. When they go to explore this "over the hills and far away" place the circus members oh so wanted to protect, they find the home of their new beginning in ruins. Every little thing they did was for nothing. Doll's death also made me surprisingly sad. One thing to say though, where did her boobs go when she wasn't in costume? Did they vanish? |
| Holy crap, this season, this episode, ripped my heart out and stomped on it. I felt incredibly sorry for the Circus troupe, and readily understood how and why their lack of choices led them to where they were. And it was Ciel's aristocratic arrogance (as well as Sebastian's demonic indifference) that led them to overlook what should have been readily apparent to both: the importance that having choices make in a person's life. A simple recognition of that fact could've let them get to the bottom of the case so much more quickly, without measuring their "success rate" in blood splatter and body count. Joker, Beast, Dagger, Doll, Peter & Wendy, Jumbo, even Snake, were captured and tricked into damnation with the two most potent and dastardly weapons of the evil and corrupt: Compassion, and Hope. They were in their way good and honorable people, in their feeling obligated to not only return the largess of their benefactor with service, but to also support the Renborn Workhouse and the "lost children" they firmly believed they were helping. I'm not excusing their crimes in the least: they knowingly supported kidnapping and murder. But Ciel and Sebastian could have also given them a choice, an honorable choice, exposing and illuminating their "Father" and the Doctor for what they truly were, and co-opting the troupe to their cause. Ah, maybe I'm just bringing too much 20th/21st century sensibility to my viewing; but I thought that killing the troupe right along with Renborn and the Doctor was a waste of valuable potential. They could have become valuable tools of "The Queens Watchdog," as well as productive members of society, truly supporting a real orphanage for "lost children" with their work in the Noah's Ark Circus. |
| I am the one you warned me of. |
| I really enjoyed watching this season I feel really sad about those guys but that can't be helped that is the way the world goes on May your souls rest in peace 🙏🏻 And for this season was epic I give it 9/10 the animation and sounds were great and I really fell in love with the opening though the first 20 sec of it was kinda meh after all I really love it |
| As the series was about to end it gets more heart-breaking. It was sad but that conclusion was too good and that's why I find Book of Circus to be better than the original seasons 1 & 2. I hope Book of Murder will be as good. I somehow get the feeling that this was already the peak of Kuroshitsuji. |
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| That evil laughter by Ciel at the end, it was beautiful. |
Ohmygod. That was a very sad way to end this anime, maaan. Oh no, the Circus folks. I'm not okay. ;-; I hope they're at least living in peace now. My heart, maaan. :'( Seeing their lives at the orphanage, them being very happy before the hell came to their lives. Joker was so handsome. Golly. I ship him with Beast. Goddamnit. So, Sebastian killed Doll, too? ;-; Nice seeing Undertaker for a brief moment there. I wonder what's going to happen to them remaining circus folks and Taylor Swift -- I mean Snake. Lmfao. Goddamnit, even in death that Baron was still piece of shit lying to Joker and the rest of them. What the fuck. What the fuck. This hurts me more and feel bad for them. FUCK YOU, KELVIN! FUCK. YOU. A solid 9/10 for this anime, maan. P.S. Never skipped the OP, maan, too beautiful to skip. |
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| My cousin's been telling me to watch this for 3 years, and when she was right next to me, she pretty much forced me to watch it on Netflix. I'm going to be honest, this was 10x better than season 1! I liked all the characters, and when they all died I thought it was pretty sad tbh. Great story. 8/10 |
| Personally I did not appreciate the ending, too many dark sides and scenes and facts too fast ... But the pessimist and sad quotes are always the top! |
| Feel pain, think about pain, accept pain, know pain... Shinra Tensei! |
| Damn, I have to say, that ending was so depressing. Seeing Joker and the others going to heaven was sad. Also, I like Ciel more cause he actually bought the orange from the girl and wanted to donate money, but man, I didnt want everyone to die :(. I loved Joker, Dagger, Beast( maybe ) and Freckles. The moment when Ciel yelled that he's the same as the kids was so good. Best season by far. So for this season I give 9/10 and I might lower the first season to 6/10 cause the difference in quality was so big. Now for the better books, murder and atlantic!! |
Alex_TheForestSep 1, 2020 10:41 AM
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
| Amazing ending to a great season. Perfect showcase of how broken Ciel is. I'm happy the new season announcement made me revisit this series. It's quite dark, especially for a series targeted at a Shounen demographic. |
| this was a lot better than season 1 solid 8/10 onto the bookof murder now |
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| Solid conclusion to the arc but there are a few things I need to get out of my chest... Aside from the questionable moral question of whether it was right or not to kill the children (which I'll get to in just a bit), the whole conclusion of the arc felt pale in comparison to the early exciting developments of the arc. In hindsight, Sebastian just needed that one steamy session with Beast and from there on, it was just Sebas and Ciel to the later-burned mansion and the soon-to-be-wiped-out Joker's crew raid in the Phantomhive's. That's not exactly lively, imo. It felt a little too quick, if I'm to be totally honest. Let's take it step-by-step. Ciel's trauma activated, leaving him speechless, despite the quack doctor's actions, and that's why he wasn't able to give the order in time. Check. At the same time, Sebastian could hardly care about that because he had no reason to intervene so he just waited until it started to take a grave toll on Ciel. Okay, that's reasonable. And then, Ciel proceeded to lose some form of composure, claiming only some kind of twisted power like his case with Sebastian could save them. Understandable from his point of view. But then, the real kick came in when he realised that the circus member's actions were completely useless and possibly a bit of guilt which led to that distorted reaction in the very end. Yeah, that makes a lot more sense. To be honest, I didn't quite know how to feel about this, so I figured taking it one-by-one would help clarify my thought process as well. A power too great, basically well summed up by Undertaker. I really needed that. In terms of other departments, I really didn't have many issues. More time would've definitely flushed out more, both in terms of the plot and characterisation. Production values were great and I was a little concerned given the ending of Kuroshitsuji II but I'm glad to say that it's past me now, lol. Anyways, there's still about 2 OVAs and a movie before I'm caught up to the series, so I'll get to those asap. |
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| Poor Freckles who discovered the deaths of his friends... I forgot how moving the ending is! |
ElyshionApr 22, 12:21 PM
| After rewatching this after 10 years, the story got me even more than before. I forgot most of the plot and now what shocked how dark it got with every reveal. I've never cared about villain characters like this before. One of the best stories I witnessed in anime. |
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